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To go with AFP story 'Pakistan-housing-urban-planning-social' by Issam AHMED
In this photograph taken on July 31, 2015, Afghan refugees and Pakistani tribal people shift their belongings during an operation to demolish their poverty-stricken neighbourhood in Islamabad. With no water supply, electricity or sewage, the 2,000 homes that formed the "Afghan Basti" slum in Islamabad have long stood in stark contrast to the rest of Pakistan's green and largely pristine capital. Situated on the edge of the city, the neighbourhood is now at the heart of a battle over housing rights for the poor versus a drive by city authorities to get rid of "illegal" settlements. AFP PHOTO / Farooq NAEEMFAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images